Ukrainian Sich Riflemen

From Conservapedia

The Ukrainian Sich Riflemen (Ukrainian: Січові стрільці, Ukrainski sichovi striltsi) were a Ukrainian military unit in the Austrian army. They were the first Ukrainian military formation during and after the First World War.

They were formed in 1914. The first volunteers in the unit were members of various existent Ukrainian paramilitary organizations. Initially, 2500 of them were accepted into the military and sent to the Russian front in the Carpathian Mountains. However, at their height they had over 8000 men.

The riflemen took part in many battles of World War I, including: Lysonia, Koniukhy, Makivka, Bolekhiv, Halych, Zavadiv, and Semykivtsi. They went through many command changes, spending most time under Captain Hryhorii Kossak.